i suppose my point is that apple will have to choose to either embrace Mac OS X running on other hardware or fight against the crackers (and the public that wants it). one of those choices seems a lot more reasonable to me than the other.
there's just no end to the "apple is a hardware company" posts in the last week.
but i disagree with you. *nothing* is going to create a situation where "there'll be no os x." There are far too many people who are firmly entrenched into Mac OS X.. your comment is absurd. Even if Cupertino fell into the Pacific, the Apple community would keep OS X going.
I believe Apple will grow substantially by opening Mac OS X to commodity hardware. how much revenue will apple honestly bring in on hardware in the long-term? there is a small, one-time margin on hardware sales. they then make money continuously by selling upgrades to their operating system and to their other software assets.
IMHO Apple will foster long-term growth by embracing the larger installed hardware base of the Intel platform. My prediction, however, is that it will begin as a closed system, branching quickly into licensed partners... eg a Gateway or HP or SGI (who knows?) box that is Mac OS X Certified. But success in this area (which I believe is a given) will dictate that Apple open themselves up to the wider clone market, the Computer Shopper types.
I suppose we'll all just have to wait and see how long Apple sticks to being a "hardware company".:)
this is huge for linux, it is going to put Linux into the hands of loads of people who previously never would have considered using it. but my question is, how will Sony support this? If it's a full-featured Linux installation, who's going to support Joe Frat-Boy with his Gamecocks hat when he has a dependency problem?
ok i realize dependency problems are SO 1999, but regardless, I've worked with Linux quite a lot and have grown dependent on the community aspects of it for support, etc. This huge roll-out of Linux should be interesting to watch.
How long until somebody compiles SNES9X and other emulators to their PS3 Linux, thereby erasing the cool original feature Nintendo had going for Revolution?
BitTorrent really could have a future as a way to distribute reruns...
for example, in a show like 24 or LOST, where the episodes build on from one another, you're out of luck if you happened to have ANYTHING come up in your real life during one of the episodes and you didn't happen to tape/tivo it.
you can either miss that episode completely and not understand when characters reference those events in future episodes, or just stop watching the show entirely. As for me, with LOST, after missing an episode i felt like i'd have to catch up, and bit torrent is pretty much my ONLY option, otherwise the series is dead to me until it's out on DVD.
making some cheap, online distribution model for previously shown TV episodes would be an awesome move. i can see a future in some sort of, i dunno, ABC archive, where you can pay a buck or 2 and get access to an episode of a show, maybe as quickly as the day after it aired. With an International business model, I think it could be tremendously successful (albiet not for, say SkyTV or other non-american channels that broadcast a lot of American programming months or years after it comes out in the states).
but it's a pipe dream to think it will come without DRM and/or without commercials hardcoded in.
riiight... so maybe, Mr. AC, you should look at ANY psp message board (here is an example in case you are unable to figure it out yourself) to see loads of complaints about dead pixels, UMD's ejecting, and other errors.
just because your's is functioning fine doesn't mean that Sony has their quality under control. If they were meeting the standard Six Sigma measures, this point would be moot. However, it is not.
it is good news for europeans and others who want to be sure there is an ample supply of PSP's when they're ready to buy.
my only concern is that they've gotta keep their QC up to par, especially on a device that has already had so many manufacturing glitches from the first runs.
good post, i agree, i had some major issues with FFX. that puzzle with the rollercoaster like platforms that you had to flip the switches in the correct order... seriously, was that meant to be FUN for the player? did the developers actually sit down their children with that part of the game and see enjoyment, at ANY point??
i didn't realize it was popularly held that Bill Gates was such a genius... i mean, a smart businessman, no doubt, but i'm not convinced he's some kinda rocket scientist. From TFA:
While I certainly do not know if Gates has Asperger's, his difficulties in social settings are nearly as legendary as his genius, so it's possible.
Is it time for Square-Enix to give up on Final Fantasy?
the answer is a resounding no. However, they need to go back to what made it so special in the past. That is, back off of the convoluted plot, the rediculous looking and uninteresting characters, and the complicated and boring skills systems. Instead, bring back the spirit of adventure. Those that have played it will remember the magic of getting to finally pilot the air ship in FFIV, where you could FINALLY go over mountains and such, and visit those remote places in the overworld. It was the gameplay, the original and loveable characters (even characters we may idolize to some extent... it'd be nice to be as cool as Locke) that makes FFIV and FFVI the best in the series for so many of us.
SquareEnix needs to take a step back and return to its roots. FFIX was a step in the right direction, if you ask me. FFX was a supreme dissapointment, and FFXII looks to be much of the same. A gorgeous soundtrack will only take you so far.
this is interesting. if a virus did this on a large scale, there would be loads of people who would be desperate to recover their data, and likely no feasible way to do it on a large scale without key recovery. but really, does the h4xx0r expect to be able to collect a sizeable amount of money without it being traced?
yet another reason to do regular backups, so you are never solely dependent on your local copies.
i haven't seen anybody commenting about the Nintendo On rumor...
if you check out NintendoOn.com it points mysteriously to an IGN article containing a link to a video that it calls a hoax. However, we know that IGN is in cahoots with Nintendo (Gamespy being the online content provider for DS and presumably Revolution). Also, if you check out the video, it's got amazingly high production values for a hoax.
i've had it installed at home since i saw it on slashdot... i must not go to common sites or something, because i'm still sitting at 0.0 seconds saved.
:-?
probably more for the fact that he was able to cast some pretty heavy spells, and i missed having, say Fire 3, than that I really liked him.;-)
i always wondered what would happen if you managed to level him up to 99 BEFORE that scene... would he be able to cast Meteo without DYING!??! i'm guessing no
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i suppose my point is that apple will have to choose to either embrace Mac OS X running on other hardware or fight against the crackers (and the public that wants it). one of those choices seems a lot more reasonable to me than the other.
but i disagree with you. *nothing* is going to create a situation where "there'll be no os x." There are far too many people who are firmly entrenched into Mac OS X.. your comment is absurd. Even if Cupertino fell into the Pacific, the Apple community would keep OS X going.
I believe Apple will grow substantially by opening Mac OS X to commodity hardware. how much revenue will apple honestly bring in on hardware in the long-term? there is a small, one-time margin on hardware sales. they then make money continuously by selling upgrades to their operating system and to their other software assets.
IMHO Apple will foster long-term growth by embracing the larger installed hardware base of the Intel platform. My prediction, however, is that it will begin as a closed system, branching quickly into licensed partners... eg a Gateway or HP or SGI (who knows?) box that is Mac OS X Certified. But success in this area (which I believe is a given) will dictate that Apple open themselves up to the wider clone market, the Computer Shopper types.
I suppose we'll all just have to wait and see how long Apple sticks to being a "hardware company". :)
i believe that episode aired in 1993... the internet was a different place back then.
if you're so inclined, you can download the demo from their site.
I like the way that one rolls off the tongue.
nanopants.
say it with me now... nanopants.
ok i realize dependency problems are SO 1999, but regardless, I've worked with Linux quite a lot and have grown dependent on the community aspects of it for support, etc. This huge roll-out of Linux should be interesting to watch.
How long until somebody compiles SNES9X and other emulators to their PS3 Linux, thereby erasing the cool original feature Nintendo had going for Revolution?
for example, in a show like 24 or LOST, where the episodes build on from one another, you're out of luck if you happened to have ANYTHING come up in your real life during one of the episodes and you didn't happen to tape/tivo it.
you can either miss that episode completely and not understand when characters reference those events in future episodes, or just stop watching the show entirely. As for me, with LOST, after missing an episode i felt like i'd have to catch up, and bit torrent is pretty much my ONLY option, otherwise the series is dead to me until it's out on DVD.
making some cheap, online distribution model for previously shown TV episodes would be an awesome move. i can see a future in some sort of, i dunno, ABC archive, where you can pay a buck or 2 and get access to an episode of a show, maybe as quickly as the day after it aired. With an International business model, I think it could be tremendously successful (albiet not for, say SkyTV or other non-american channels that broadcast a lot of American programming months or years after it comes out in the states).
but it's a pipe dream to think it will come without DRM and/or without commercials hardcoded in.
just because your's is functioning fine doesn't mean that Sony has their quality under control. If they were meeting the standard Six Sigma measures, this point would be moot. However, it is not.
excepting, of course, when it's preceded by "Chow" or "Lo"
;-)
my only concern is that they've gotta keep their QC up to par, especially on a device that has already had so many manufacturing glitches from the first runs.
good post, i agree, i had some major issues with FFX. that puzzle with the rollercoaster like platforms that you had to flip the switches in the correct order... seriously, was that meant to be FUN for the player? did the developers actually sit down their children with that part of the game and see enjoyment, at ANY point??
While I certainly do not know if Gates has Asperger's, his difficulties in social settings are nearly as legendary as his genius, so it's possible.
legendary genius?
the answer is a resounding no. However, they need to go back to what made it so special in the past. That is, back off of the convoluted plot, the rediculous looking and uninteresting characters, and the complicated and boring skills systems. Instead, bring back the spirit of adventure. Those that have played it will remember the magic of getting to finally pilot the air ship in FFIV, where you could FINALLY go over mountains and such, and visit those remote places in the overworld. It was the gameplay, the original and loveable characters (even characters we may idolize to some extent... it'd be nice to be as cool as Locke) that makes FFIV and FFVI the best in the series for so many of us.
SquareEnix needs to take a step back and return to its roots. FFIX was a step in the right direction, if you ask me. FFX was a supreme dissapointment, and FFXII looks to be much of the same. A gorgeous soundtrack will only take you so far.
http://acecombat5.namco.com/
seriously though, i think it's refreshing to hear people in authority looking at the situation from this perspective instead of blindly following.
change always has to start somewhere, at some level.
yet another reason to do regular backups, so you are never solely dependent on your local copies.
hey, if you remember the Atari, that's how it used to be!! maybe they'll just use an old atari joystick and give it bluetooth support or something.
if you check out NintendoOn.com it points mysteriously to an IGN article containing a link to a video that it calls a hoax. However, we know that IGN is in cahoots with Nintendo (Gamespy being the online content provider for DS and presumably Revolution). Also, if you check out the video, it's got amazingly high production values for a hoax.
since nintendo has not made their console known, i wouldn't count them out just yet.
well the DS has a clock right? i'm guessing Nintendo would be capable of time-limiting these demos to be unplayable after E3.
i've had it installed at home since i saw it on slashdot... i must not go to common sites or something, because i'm still sitting at 0.0 seconds saved.
:-?
please do this! :)
i have so many stupid DVDs that came out during my freshman year.
probably more for the fact that he was able to cast some pretty heavy spells, and i missed having, say Fire 3, than that I really liked him. ;-)
i always wondered what would happen if you managed to level him up to 99 BEFORE that scene... would he be able to cast Meteo without DYING!??! i'm guessing no